Joe Bensoua

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Comedy performance

I have learned a lot in my one year as a stand-up comic.I have learned that you can tell a lot about a woman’s mood by her hands. For instance, if they’re holding a gun, she’s probably angry.I have learned that the hardest part about doing nothing is never knowing when you’re done.I have also learned that more and more South Bay venues are opening their doors to comedy. But like newbie comics, all these venues are a work in...

Alumni groups

I’ll admit it. I was never much of a rah-rah student in high school. In fact, I was never much of a student, although I take pride in having graduated from Redondo Union High School in 1969.I was an anti-social loner, a rock drummer who struggled in math class. And struggled in history class. I even struggled in PE. School back then was just a pickup line: “Hey, didn’t we go to different high schools together?”I was not the sharpest pencil in class.

Comedy performance

So, you want to be a stand-up comedian?Whoever said “dying is easy, comedy is hard” must have been trying to do it for a living. Otherwise it can be a lot of fun.I’m learning both sides of the comedy quotient. I’m doing it mainly for fun, but just got my first paying gig coming up at a Harbor Area retirement center.Hey, it’s a start. It means I can move from “aspiring comic” to “almost a...